Qin Huaian fell like a meteor into a bottomless pit.
From the outside, the distance from the protective formation to the bottom of the palace had appeared to be no more than several tens of thousands of li.
Yet after Qin Huaian entered the opening in that formation, his body began plunging at high speed beyond his control.
No matter what he tried, he could not halt his descent.
An hour later, he was still hurtling downward uncontrollably.
At this speed, let alone several tens of thousands of li, he should have reached the bottom even if it were a million li deep.
Of course, Qin Huaian was not worried about being dashed to death. At this speed, even if he slammed directly into the ground, his physical body was strong enough to withstand it without issue.
Besides, he had the Great Square Cauldron. At a critical moment, he only needed to activate it.
Qin Huaian observed his surroundings. This passage, several zhang in diameter, stretched bottomlessly downward.
The passage walls were pure white. He could not see the scene beyond them; even his divine sense and the fourth level of his Origin Eye could not see through them.
More than an hour later, Qin Huaian suddenly felt his falling speed begin to slow.
Looks like I'm about to reach the bottom, Qin Huaian thought to himself.
Just as Qin Huaian had expected, moments later, he appeared directly in an open expanse spanning over a thousand li.
This differed from what Qin Huaian had imagined. Rather than entering that cluster of palaces, he seemed to have entered a sealed grand hall without doors or windows, completely unable to see the surrounding palaces.
Qin Huaian's divine sense was likewise confined within this vast hall.
The hall was circular, and its floor